Hearing Problems & Deafness
There are two different types of hearing impairments, conductive hearing impairment and sensorineural hearing impairment. A third type is a combination of the two called mixed hearing loss. Hearing impairments are categorized by their type - conductive, sensorineural or both, by their severity, and by the age of onset. Furthermore, a hearing impairment may exist in only one ear or in both ears.
Hearing Problems & Deafness Stories
People who suffer from tinnitus might process emotions differently from people with normal hearing, according to a new study.
Technology like the Google Glass uses bone conduction, or vibrations through the skull, to perceive sound. A new study shows how this works.
What you hear and understand of a conversation is influenced by what you are used to hearing.
A new study into the inner-workings of the brain shows how the visual cortex helps us see things with our ears.
With almost 17 percent of U.S. adults having some sort of hearing loss, regenerating hearing cells would be a major breakthrough. Scientists are one step closer to understanding how.
The Danish hearing aids group, GN Store Nord, is seeing a tremendous boost in sales with the launch of Resound Linx, its new iPhone hearing product jointly developed with Apple.
Hearing loss, an easily treatable condition, affects millions of people in low- and middle-income countries. Skateboarder Tony Hawk went to Cambodia recently to show kids and older adults what it's like to hear for the first time, or again.
The FDA has approved the first-ever implantable hearing device for adults suffering from high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss.
Women over age 70 are most susceptible to depression brought by hearing loss, a condition experienced by nearly one in five American adults.
Noise-induced hearing loss, a common type of auditory disorder, may be cured by regenerating sound-sensing hair cells, a new study finds.
The hard of hearing may boost their lesser sense with some temporary blindness, a new study finds.
Seahawks fullback player Derrick Coleman, the only legally deaf offensive player in the NFL, surprised two twin girls who struggle with hearing disabilities with tickets to the Super Bowl.